Emma's GTi - Updated - No.99 Relay & geek update

[Lloydiexx]

Great Post Love all your little pins and extras

[slarner]

Am i missing the obvious whats the 99 relay for?

Looks good love the little mods!!

[emma_88]

Oh wow, it's been a year since I updated this...

Nothing much has change at all, just maintained and its on the BBS' for winter. Still loving it everyday I drive it.

Am i missing the obvious whats the 99 relay for?

Looks good love the little mods!!

No. 99 relay allows you to program the timing of your wipers. Nothing major.

[t.small]

How easy are these 99 relays to fit?
And do they literally just replace the existing one?

[TriggerFish]

Yep, just pull one out, and put the new one in.

I struggled for access/grip on the old one, but otherwise it's simple to do.

Pretty useful as well!

[t.small]

Oh excellent. They seem widely available on eBay.
How do you program them? Is it by certain on/off of the intermittent wiper stalk?

[TriggerFish]

From memory (I've not driven mine in the rain for aaaaages!):
* start in the 'off position'
* go to intermintent
* go straight back to off again
* wait for the duration you want the interval to be (so until you want it to wipe next)
* go back to and stay in intermitant

If you just leave it in intermitant it'll default to a set time, like the standard relay. Really clever IMO considering it's all mechanical!

[t.small]

Yeah just like on the Fords. Sweet.
Yeah very clever.
What number does it replace?

[TriggerFish]

And Vauxhalls too

Err, 19, I think (or 16!). If you can't find out I think I've got the old one somewhere and can dig it out for you.

[t.small]

Okay no worries. I'll look at getting one first etc.
And see what access is like, but judging by the effort I had to go through to wire the back of the head unit to the boot it probably won't be an easy task!

[alexperkins]

Its 19

Easy enough to swap. You need to take the other relays out first so you can grab it mind you